Brash is back

2nd

Wow can I make it to 4th

6th ?

I guess everybody is sleeping

Gettin ready for another 95+ day here in da hills

I’d like to look at the list but everytime I try at the HA site it freezes at # 155.

Today is the “Escape from Alcatraz” Triathon in S. F.

Brutal, just Brutal.

And good morning Pomai and Maverick.

Gotta catch up on the blog this evening. been hectic in Hilo these past few.

Regarding the Sugar Bowl and the List. (getting on da box).

IMHO, we’re in a new era. New rules. We can’t undo yesterday, we can better prepare for tomorrow. We’ve got to back up Jim, surround him with a big smile as he tries to right the ship samoan.

Remind yourself of this fact. There will be another opportunity for Warrior Nation to make another appearance in another super event in my lifetime. And, like Andrea Aana’s dad, I will make that trip. After all, our football team is a rising national power. I have hope. I look at the commitment and the striving for excellence by the team, and yes, I have hope. I believe in our coaches. I believe in us.

So I say to the workabees at UHAthletics. Warrior Nation is on the case. We want to be the national power. We gotta have your support. We wanna go where June Jones nevah go. Higher. So, we need you to back up our guy Jim Donovan. Work hard for us. Wear a big smile. You are realy fortunate to work at UH Athletics. You are constantly around young men and women who are dreaming of a brighter future. For themselves. For all of us. The future starts now.

84 days.

Go Warriors!!!!

ST

I went to Hoops Talk and I couldn’t find Jeff’s post.

This guy ain’t got nuttin on our Mel. GRRrrr….

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UF strength coach Marotti teaches players chemistry

By Robbie Andreu
Sun sports writer (Gainesville Sun)

Published: Friday, June 6, 2008 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 12:07 a.m.
Special to The Sun Mickey Marotti, Florida’s director of strength and conditioning, has put the Gators through a demanding schedule since May 12 designed to build strength, character, accountability and create a strong bond among the players.

Urban Meyer calls him The Godfather. The players call him The Man.

What Mickey Marotti really is right now is the acting head football coach at the University of Florida.

It happens every spring (and summer).

Once May arrives, Meyer and his assistants can have only limited contact with the players. This is when Marotti and his strength and conditioning staff step in and take over. The Gators are in their demanding hands now.

“I have no problem with that responsibility,” Marotti said. “This is our main time right now. Some people ask what you do all summer. When there’s a week left in the summer and we’re going into camp, they may say, ‘Now it’s the time to crank it up.’ Well, I’ve been cranking since May 12. This team has been cranking.”

From the 6:30 a.m. runs, to the combative one-on-one mat drills, to the lifting sessions in the weight room, Marotti’s offseason conditioning program is legendary.

It is designed to build strength, character and accountability, and to create chemistry and a strong bond among the players.

Apparently it’s working.

“Mickey is the man,” sophomore center Maurkice Pouncey said. “We all love him like a father. He pushes us to the limit, where we can’t go anymore, and he makes us better. He’s one of the biggest guys who motivates us. The players have really responded well to him this summer.

“Everyone loves him and looks up to him. He’s the first one out there at 6:30 in the morning. We’re all motivated. It’s a big difference from a year ago. There is a lot of chemistry on this team.”

Meyer can have only limited contact with his players, but not with Marotti. “He’s probably tired of me calling him all the time,” Meyer said.

So, what is Marotti telling Meyer these days?

“Everything is good,” Marotti said.

In the spring, Meyer said building team chemistry was a priority, because last year’s team, with so many young players and so few seniors, was not very close coming off the national championship season.

Meyer’s goal is Marotti’s goal.

“I’ve seen a lot (of chemistry) develop,” Marotti said. “I tell them every day that I’m doing my part with team functions and workouts and team stuff, but you have to do it off the field, maybe hanging out and eating together. A bunch of the guys went to Ginnie Springs the other day and did stuff and had fun together. That’s kind of how you develop chemistry.

“They’re taking pride in (developing chemistry), more so than just running stadium steps together or team workouts. You can’t play for a teammate if you don’t know him, if you only work out together eight hours a week.”

Marotti said he gave the players a little chemistry test earlier this week, and they passed.

“I (randomly) called two guys out at a time and said, ‘When was the last time you hung out with this guy?’ ” Marotti said. “I did it six times and couldn’t stump anybody.”

Pouncey said this year’s team is much closer than last year’s.

“A lot of guys are hanging out together, and not just the same guys in small groups like a year ago,” Pouncey said. “We’re like a big family. We were all young last year. Everyone has grown up. I’m glad we’re all closer. It’s more fun now, especially the workouts.”

Along with building team unity, the summer program also is about getting bigger, stronger and tougher. Marotti said the Gators are making significant progress in those areas as well.

“I see a more mature team,” he said. “It’s kind of the evolution of a program. These players who were so young last year are maturing. They’ve always worked hard. Now, they’re working with a purpose. It’s that entitlement thing Coach Meyer is always talking about.

“My whole thing is maturity and the chemistry. To me, if you’ve got those two things, I think you’re heading down the right path. I think that’s where we’re heading.”

The Gators work out Monday through Friday. The schedule consists of running four days, lifting four days, and two days of speed conditioning, agility work and position work, Marotti said.

Marotti said some seniors have emerged as leaders, led by offensive linemen Phil Trautwein, Jim Tartt and Jason Watkins, wide receiver Louis Murphy, tailback Kestahn Moore and defensive tackle Javier Estopinan, who has recovered from knee surgery.

“Those three senior offensive linemen have been as strong as anybody I’ve ever coached. They’ve got that (offensive line) where you want it,” Marotti said. “Estopinan, to me, is like the mother hen of the defensive line. It’s him and a bunch of sophomores and freshmen. He’s back doing everything. To me, he’s a must-have guy for a lot of reasons.

“Murphy has come a long way in his four years, and Kestahn Moore is a big-time guy that’s got that running back group really busting it. He’s come to the forefront.”

Here are some other highlights of the summer program, according to Marotti:

* Wide receiver Percy Harvin’s rehab (following heel surgery in the spring) is on schedule and, pound-for-pound, he’s one of the strongest players on the team. “He has really gotten strong,” Marotti said.

* True freshman defensive lineman Matt Patchan has gained weight and strength, and the goal is to get him up to about 270 pounds for the start of two-a-days. “He’s on schedule. He’s a gifted athlete,” Marotti said.

* Outside linebacker A.J. Jones, middle linebacker Brandon Spikes and defensive tackle Lawrence Marsh are among the most improved. “We needed Brandon Spikes to step up, and that’s what he’s done,” Marotti said.

* The goal to get tailback Chris Rainey up to 180-plus pounds is on hold while he’s still running track.

* True freshman Omar Hunter has been impressive. “He’s a great kid with a great personality with a lot of juice. He’s very strong, but he’s still only a freshman,” Marotti said.

* True freshman center Sam Robey has made dramatic gains, in weight and strength, and is zooming toward the 300-pound mark. “He’s a great kid and he works hard,” Marotti said.

It’s been a busy summer so far for the Gators, and Marotti is right in the middle of it all. He’s basically the head coach right now — and Meyer is cool with that.

“If you don’t trust your strength coach, you’ve got a problem. That’s not an issue here,” Meyer said. “Mickey’s the Godfather (of strength coaches

HiFlyer
Howzit.

ST
Kinda hard for the ‘hide the ball mindset’ to admit to the people who work for them that they screwed up and “if I could do it again I’d do it different.” The after the fact antics kind of cheapens any apology at this time, they might think. The after the fact antics shows me the admin wuz tryin to keep the peeps who got freebees lookin good. it didn’t really hurt anyone, but maybe it rubbed salt in the wounds of some whose work they feel isn’t/wasn’t appreciated as much as it should be by their superior(s).

i’d like the workers who were slighted to be publicly thanked and recognized for their hard work at the first home game this year. and at the second….. Without them we’d be a ship of captains an no crew… We gotta do what we gotta do so
Jim gets a good chance to keep our ship sailing in a positive direction.

So if anyone knows the names of a worker(s) who should have gone,
tell the Nation. There are ways to get the past Admin to do the right thing….
And help Jimmy D and our future look better…

GO WARRIORS!

I’m really sad to hear that some of the members of the Athletic Department feel that way. I think it is obvious that some people like Clapp paid their expenses back shortly before the list was released–after all, there was a meeting when they were told about that.

The good thing is that I believe that Jim Donovan is an honorable man, so with him as their leader I believe that things will get better over time. A written travel policy would help make things clearer and prevent future problems.

If HF had not gotten his buyout before the list was revealed, I wonder if UH could have used the Ethics Commission to avoid having to pay him the buyout?

How is this sports related? The resignation might affect the contract buyout dispute between West Virginia and Rich Rodriguez.

There may be more baggage tied to Garrison’s going or staying than the Heather Bresch degree scandal. That’s because Garrison is intimately involved in WVU’s legal dispute with its former football coach, Rich Rodriguez.

If Garrison is ousted now, it certainly doesn’t help WVU’s case against the once-beloved alumnus who left the Mountaineer sideline for Michigan last December.

That’s because the “he said, he said” part of the matter includes Rodriguez’s claim that Garrison told the coach a $4 million buyout Rodriguez doesn’t want to pay – even if the contract doesn’t offer any relief of that hefty amount.

Yes, the contract is the contract, and its language is clear. From the start, however, Rodriguez has contended that Garrison said the buyout would not be a stumbling block – if it came to the point that the coach wanted to leave.

Garrison, no matter what happens Friday behind BOG closed doors, is already in a weakened position. If he gets the boot, it will be solely related to the Bresch situation – and the ax would come from a board that includes more than a few of his political buddies.

A whole new spin will be put on it, by more than just Rodriguez and his legal team. You will have national pundits wondering (and reasonably so):

If Garrison and Walker have been regarded as shadowy figures on the Bresch matter, then is the president to be believed on the claim he never told Rodriguez the $4 million was a number that wasn’t firm?

Washington’s Jake Locker is playing baseball now.

He hit, he caught, he ran.

Jake Locker even sang during his first live baseball game in more than two years.

Not that any of the 2,019 at Joe Martin Field really seemed to care about the final score.

Instead, one of the team’s largest crowds in years appeared to be buffeted greatly by the presence of Locker, the University of Washington’s starting quarterback and Whatcom County legend due to his storied career at Ferndale High.

Locker didn’t disappoint in his debut for the Bells, a member of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat summer league.

He went just 1 for 3 with two strikeouts, but he also rocketed a double over the center fielder’s head in the fourth inning for Bellingham’s first hit of the game.

A softly whispered good morning to everyone in Tsai-ko land!

Shhhhhhhh, we do not want to disturb those who are still sleeping or those who may suffer from loud sounds.

Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

What the heck is going on with the M’s? They won last night. What the heck? Geez, so much for trying to be the best worst-team in all of baseball.

Garret . . .

Read the article on the inflatable cars. Looks promising. One of the side benefits would be the absence of fender-benders. HA!

Hey, bring on those shopping carts!!!

But, I do wonder how stable they are under varing weather (wind) conditions. Is there a wind limit — maybe the cars cannot be used when the wind gets to gusts over 35 mph? I can just see all of the cars piled up at one end of a parking lot when the winds kick up during the work day.

Ah, the mind pictures.

Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Oooops, sorry….meant FB, FB…not CB.

Am I the only one to feel this way? I feel that the SB list is meaningless. So what’s the big deal? Aren’t there more important things to be concerned about?

Things like how LizK’s La Mancha went last night on Kauai. How was the turnout?

or how SteveM feels today.

or how hard the planning committee, led by Kekoa, is working on the menu for the 2nd anniversary blog bash.

blah blah blah

GG . . .

Oh, please. Were they not talking about last night earlier in the week? I am certain they were. You stated you were not going because your hubby would be tired and you were not interested in going without him.

Wafan,

I think you mean the pau hana that Keokane planned for last week Friday evening.

This darts thing was later and was not discussed on the blog.

ST is turning out to be an excellent photo journalist. Isn’t it fun? Better than writing? More satisfying?

OK, time to to to high low.

Whitey . . .

Enjoy your trip to high low! Whoo-hoo!

One of these days I will get to visit the outer islands again.

I really should watch the golf channel on TV. My swings and putting are just terrible. I don’t know what I am doing wrong. I guess I am just not an athlete.

I’m not really surprised that our players and team get very little recognition from the pundits. Everybody on the Mainland is just focused on what we’ve lost, with no real idea or actual knowledge about our team and coaches.

So we begin the 08 campaign completely under the radar. Florida wil have no real gamefilm on us, while we know very well what they’re doing. All fall we can divise a gameplan that could actually work. McMackin is a great gameplanner and I have not seen many that are better at it than him.

For goodness sakes, can you all just imagine if we manage the incredible (not impossible) and upset the Gators in Gainesville? We would make like the space shuttle and rocket up on all the charts like crazy.

AAAH. pre-season, a wonderful time to dream.

my quick 2 cents on the SB, I think we should look at it carefully. For example, why did “Minor Miano” (I assume Rich’s kid) get a per diem? Is he a necessity to the team that needs to get paid? Interesting that Mazie went…was all over the papers and tv just like Mufi and little did we know it was on our dime.

To say that some people were paid for by the SB and not by the state…I look at it this way, the more money the SB pays out in expenses, the less that is left over in the end for the universit(ies). If they spent just $10K more to bring out some of these extra people, divide that by the number of schools receiving money from the SB and I say, that is one more item (all be it small) that is paid for.

I just get sick of hearing that there is no money for this or that and then you look at the way the money is used and I can see why there is no money. Shoot, an extra couple hundred dollars can pay for soap in the lockers. It all adds up.

Okay, I’m done. Thanks for letting me pipe in. Have a great day Tsaikos!

i think the dart teams were unfair. it is impossible for the average male to concentrate when battling with the ‘Tsaikettes’, not saying Stretch is average…with a name like Stretch, he is far from average. (by the way, homey was trying to tell me how he got his name Stretch, and in my book, he’s a man’s man)

anyway, i think there were possible violations last night besides the foot fault. one would venture to say, illegal use of hands for obvious reasons, a few personal fouls, and at least one or two illegal motion in the backfield.

i wasn’t there, but i am only throwing this out, not up, for conjecture.

Ahhhhh. That was a nice breakfast. Now to get ready and decide on what is for lunch. HA!

This SB thing is tiresome, I agree. But, if foolish people do foolish things they need to be called on it. Sadly, the fool was fired and paid extra to boot, so the UH cannot collect the money paid based on lies and foolishness.

Unfortunately, the innocent have to pay the price. It is not vindictive. It is righting a wrong. Something many of them should have known — especially those collecting per diem for their kids.

Again. Common sense is not so common any more.

congrats to Midori,

always humbles me to be in the midst of greatness….Stretch, if i was there, i’d be filling shot glasses with you, haha.

you looked gracious for a loser, good boy.

FloridaTed:
June 7th, 2008 at 7:26 am

For goodness sakes, can you all just imagine if we manage the incredible (not impossible) and upset the Gators in Gainesville? .

Florida Ted it should read “when we upset the Gators in Gainesville.”

Gggrrrr …. I sure am missing out on a bunch of fun times….. Very nice photo’s. The twins, Midori/UHfan are spooky sistas…. Somehow I’m thinking of the movie “The Grifters”…. but in a fun way. 😀 I like the last photo of Stretch! Was that taken last night, or on his last trip to Nevada? Hehee!…… 😆

To all TSAIKOS we will ROMP in da swamp, da gator chomp will turn into da geko fut.

wafan,

I know it is a while from now; but I always plan ahead.

I tried planning a head, too. Look da picchas of me an’ you can see wat a waste of time DAT was!

heheheh

*yawn* G’Morning Tsaikos and Tsaikettes! 🙂

Looks like last night’s group is still sleeping. *yawn* Yes, last night was good fun. I had so much fun, almost forgot I had a cold.
The twins are formidable contenders. They took ST and me in a game of 701 double in/double out. It was down to the last few points, but they got us. What’s scary about Midori is that she is very C-O-M-P-E-T-I-T-I-V-E. She yells like she is at a baseball game. You don’t want to get in her way.
The Tsaiko men got their fill of entertainment by harassing us tsaikettes as we were trying to throw our darts.
As you can see in the picture above, I had to nail down my patnah, Koakane’s foot, since the chopstick seemed to inch it’s way toward the dart board whenever it was his turn. Didn’t want to be accused of c-h-e-a-t-i-n-g. Bwahahaha. We did okay, though, as Koakane and I took the twins in the second round.
I’m sure the others will share their versions when they wake up. *yawn*

Wafan: per google map directions from Anaheim to legoland

sjmacro

A-sports,

(whispering) good morning.

I guess midori7 plays darts the same way she walks at the mall, eh? WITH A PURPOSE!
oops, sorry so loud 🙂

d1-

Thank you for being so considerate and whispering.

Yeah, Midori plays like she is on a mission. Her game is peppered with “Awwww, C’MON.” Spoken like a true sports fan. But she’s got the cutest wave-of-both-hands-in-front-of-her-face move when she misses accompanied by G-rated expletives (if there is such a thing).

A-sports,

We did okay, though, as Koakane and I took the twins in the second round.

I not saying you and Koakane were the victims of “media bias”, but how come no mo picchas of you and him flashing gang signs aftah your win, eh?

Good morning Liz.

How was Man of LaCucaracha?

Good Morning TSAIKOs and CybeerLurkers…….just ran into former UH QB Garret Gabriel in Star Market yesterday morning……my all time fave Gabriel games….beating BYwho??? back to back 89 & 90 seasons…….got both games recorded on VHS………his excited about cutting loose Leon Wright with more running plays by Coach Ron Lee….cant wait….been digging out and playing tapes of past games till the season starts …its the countdown…..June…..Juiy….August….@#$%^&^

Morning to you too, HawaiianKiko!

Hiya!
La Mancha had a very good opening night. Tech stuff worked fine – with only a couple of mis-set wireless mikes temporarily drawing attention. Energy was great, audience was responsive and the dancing and singing was terrific! I even identified my stage “business” (as a background person, you don’t want to distract from the characters in the spotlight but you want to be doing something that supports the action). Since I have “captured” the downstage left position (in clear view of the whole audience) by sitting in front of “the fire”, I am quietly urging the “governor” of the prison cell to let me burn Cervantes’ manuscript for more warmth.

Sounds like a little thing, but it’s better than sitting there being all depressed that one day the Inquisition is going to come and take me away to become fuel for their fire

BBL
🙂

RE: Sugar Bowl scandal

Five days before the team leaves for New Orleans the State Ethics Commission makes a cursory visit with the Chancellor, Frazier and Clapp telling them basically what they’re doing is wrong regarding the invites taking the trip at state expense. And they go ahead and do it anyway. So right then and there they put the nail in their own coffin, so to speak. Turning a deaf ear. And then probably not relaying this information to the people or invites on the list of the face to face meeting with the State Ethics Commission is I’m thinking another mistake.

The excuses of,”We didn’t have time, or we had to do everything on the fly, or there wasn’t a bowl travel policy for us to follow” are ridiculous excuses coming from people that have the purported intelligence to do the research. Their defense of why they didn’t follow the guidance of the State Ethics Commission will be interesting to hear.

So if I’m the public or even the current athletic director, JD, I would want a full investigation and interrogations of the perpetrators of the list of invites. The people that did the hand selecting of determining of who the invites are should be questioned because they were forewarned ahead time what they are doing is wrong.

Not in my lifetime would I say it’s best to let this be forgotten. And privately and silently I would think JD would think likewise if the public is to ever restore their faith in government and the UH. Allowing for the harsh interrogation of the parties responsible for this mess opens the door for the people in charge to make changes if the allegations of impropriety is substantiated. In the end it would allow for a clean slate, meaning the AD should rid himself of the bad apples. And higher up, the President, BOR, should, likewise, taking a look at the Chancellor’s role in this mess.

Hi Sports, Hi Kiko!

Wow- last night looks like it was a blast! Da twins are da bomb! Reminds me of a still un-fulfilled challenge of air hockey from a long time ago…

OK. Gotta get ready for another long day.
Have to photograph a wedding at noon and then hele on to another performance.

Latahs!

Congratulations Liz!!! 😀 Bravo!!!

Good Morning Tsaikos!!

Thanks ST for posting my picture (yeah right), Midori was losing all night so she had to wait until I was almost drunk and not able to see straight before challenging me again. I am always willing to make people feel good about themselves at my expense. (is that enough of a lame excuse for losing?? hahaha)

Thanks for giving us the tour of the HA last night. People working last night must have been wondering who the group of loud people was walking around with camera’s flashing. It was nice to check out the desks of our Tsaiko heros although they were not there.

Chawan – have a nice & safe trip, you chicken arse!!

BRAVO Liz! The Tsaiko Nation awaits a private curtain call on the 19th.

Give us a list of the cast of characters required, and we will fill each of those roles with our Mighty Tsaiko Playhouse Actors to support you.

UNLV will miss the Hawaii fans helping them sell out their stadium this year. At least they have a $1.3+ mil surplus.

Without opponents such as Wisconsin, Hawaii or BYU on the schedule this season, there is the potential for only one home sellout, against in-state rival Nevada-Reno.

One area in which Hamrick said he is trying to “make adjustments” to save money is having more of UNLV’s teams take buses for shorter trips. UNLV’s football team, for instance, will ride a bus to and from San Diego and Provo this season and to Tempe for its game with Arizona State, but will fly back to Las Vegas.

Analysis of the OL play in the Senior Bowl mentions Colt.

His double teaming wasn’t perfect, however. On one snap, he began one against Trevor Laws along with center Cody Wallace, only to abandon it midplay to instead help out on defensive end Jason Jones. He knocked Jones to the ground, but Wallace was unprepared to shift to a one-on-one and as a result Laws was able to absolutely demolish quarterback Colt Brennan on a sack.

Looks like Bess only has one guy he’s competing with for the punt returning job.

There was also a new player in the house. John Dunlap, a former Chaminade Madonna standout who attended N.C. State, was given a tryout. While Dunlap, who I’m familiar with from my time as the Hurricanes beat writer, is a fairly talented ATHLETE. He’s not the type of receiver the Dolphins presently need. They NEED another return threat to push Davone Bess and Jayson Foster, and that’s not Dunlap. He’s more of a big body guy.

This is a very positive mention about Bess!

What’s more, second-year receiver Ted Ginn Jr. is looking as speedy as ever, and he seems to be running better routes than he did last season. The Dolphins also signed Ernest Wilford, who’ll be replacing Marty Booker as the go-to veteran, and rookie Davone Bess, from Hawaii, has turned a few heads this offseason.

This is *not* that positive a mention about Bess. The NFL isn’t very forgiving about dropped passes so I hope Bess was just having a bad day.

Davone Bess, a free agent rookie out of the University of Hawaii, made a nice catch to balance some of his drops. With quarterback John Beck rolling and almost out of room on a red-zone play, he threw into the end zone behind Bess, who managed to reach back against his momentum for the catch.

Nevah mind dah SB ticket take…let’s push for an investigation of allegations of fraud and abuse during the dart tourney last night. 😳

We must confiscate all photos of the event and send a full team of Tsaiko’s to CSI Miami to uncover prints, clues or whatever. This should take at least until September 1st, for obvious reasons.

you should see cooke/ching field when it rains heavily. the black surface will “float” on top of the water and when you step on it, a brown green mixture of dirt, water and astroturf particles shoot out thru the holes. the stuff is nasty and stains your socks and shoes. and if it doesn’t rain, you end up with astroturf-dust covering everything below your shins.

ST- mahalo nui for posting even on weekends- appreciate your time and effort- and boy, weren’t you EARLY posting today? Or was it LATE from last night?

the Princess’ thrown

pssst ST – it should be “throne”

Sounds like mixed reviews for Bess to this point. On balance though it seems positive.

maizie hirono……
aloha!

well, i didin’t think her political career would take off after this stint in congress anyway.

let’s see what her statement will be. like st says, when did they pay for it?

IB . . .

Good for you! I have not been to the Beaverton Uwajimaya. Havenot been to the Seattle one in many years, either. When and how long will you be in Oregon?

I will be home for four weeks beginning in late July.

good morning tsiako nation

just got back from doc office. had to check out my foot for broken bones 😆 whew all is good. besides having one patna who throws powa darts, she get lead foot. wonda if wen asport driving she know as speed raca 😯 and ajoe holding on for his life. bwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

caution fo fucha drivas taking james home. need high altitude oxygen mask. da buggah live way up. you really can say God’s country when speaking about his hale.

da twins UH808 and midori was good but notice when they losing they poke the board with da darts and claim something wrong with it. the score den become hamajang all of a sudden dey catch up 👿 and win.

bulla you right dem tsaikettes smooth and slick bwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

mahalo for letting me be part of the fun evening and to ST for da tour.

lastly wreck I would have won if you neva mention that person’s and that anatomy part

A-Sports . . .

For certification you will have meet these requirements.
1. Certificated instructor
2. Approved Curriculum
3. Pre-Assessment
4. Post-Assessment
5. Vindictive and asinine punishment for the entire school for the failure of one
6. Blame the institution for the failure
7. Ignore the real cause of the problem
8. Reduce funding
9. Re-Assess
10. If no improvement fire everyone and repeat from #5

No. Wait. Sorry. You are not having to work with Every Child Left Behind.

So, okay, hmmmm. You had fun. That means you are a certified Tsai-ko.

Koakane ~ OMG man, STOP…you’re killing me! I no can *bread* aurrreaday!

Eh howzit Pauoa Boy…I spock you peeking insiie da Tsaiko Playhouse..whazzup?!

Love the new pics of Satele, et al. More! More! More!

Good Morning…oops, Afternoon Tsaikos!

Still a little sleepy & trying to recover from last night.

Winning the last 2 games (one w/my partner in crime uhfan808 & then the solo match vs Stretch) was awesome! But don’t let the stories & pictures fool you…my overall record for darts last night was like 3-6. It’s not a good combo when you’re competitive but not that good…

Thanks to ST for spending some quality time w/us Tsaikos & letting us run amok at the Advertiser bldg!

FYI, shopping at WalMart at 1:30am isn’t as great as I thought. Sure, there aren’t many customers, but all the aisles get blocked w/set-up for the next day & there’s a line of 10-12 people at the only 3 registers open. Lessons learned…

Hi ST, Tsai-kos, and Tsai-kettes,

Big Brown about to run in the Belmont Stakes on ABC KITV.

Time for some history.

oldie,

yippee! Hubby is recording the Belmont.

oldie, mahalo! Was SECRETARIAT the last horse to win the triple crown? Hubby said it’s been 30 years.

stretch — the only t’ing I would buy at 1:30 am is MEDICINE. Everything else could wait til broad daylight.

gigi – you do it with the lights on??

stretch — huh?

BIG BROWN GOES DOWN!!

Spencer Smith getting tick nowadays, must be drinking planny Muscle Milk

Stephen Tsai:
June 7th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
I guess Big Brown is not Paul Pierce.

you are correct, Big Brown is not an Actor

nor a Drama Queen

Hi ST!

Gigi I believe the last triple crown winner was AFFIRMED in 1979. Secretariat was before that year!

now the vets are checking for internal bleeding. Well, maybe, he just didn’t feel like racing today. It was his off-day.

Kekoa – Yeah I know he like play football, he already working out doing his push ups and sit ups while the wife doing her workout videos crack me up. Plus I get family competition with my brother-in-laws kids around same age but being brougth up only knowing the BYU Cougar name. So my boy in training as a Warrior only knowing to beat up on anything affiliated with that name BYU Cougar, so when get family gatherings, it gets lil bit nawts.

Wow!

The next time we see an upset as big as today will be on August 30 in the da Swamp!

wow, the first Triple Crown hopeful to finish last.

ahh, re-reading ST’s post, I noticed he corrected the typos in “throne” and “mysteries.” He is corrigible after all.

I really should be doing some housework — like right now!

BTW, KEKOA, hubby will be joining us at tomorrow’s meeting. If it doesn’t get too hot, we will play some golf at PCC later.

gigi how long you planning to stay?

RE: Ferd Lewis

I am piecing together some thoughts. And wondering where Ferd Lewis is. Not since his last article he wrote on 5/27 is it coincidental that he hasn’t been around while the fiasco of the Sugar Bowl list is coming to light. Is he on vacation, sick leave or in hiding no one knows. But since he was the writer that investigated the UH Sugar Bowl travel plans and policy, itinerary, and travel list back in March. And it was his failed attempts in getting answers from the UH then that basically opened the door for rest of the media and public to scrutinize the UH now, I was just wondering where he was today. In the past I’ve mocked his writing style. But this time his actions that led to others scrutinizing the UH is deserving of a thank you from the public. In my book, writers and people that investigate stories that crosses up the wrongdoers are the ones I favor.

So many times I see people that look the other way, hush up the wrongs and not stir up any negativity. Nobody wants to be a whistle blower. And face unfavorable reprisals from their workers. Evey body justs goes with the flow. Now, if your a writer and do what Ferd did and question why “there’s this and that” out of place do you think he might feel the hostility of the supporters of the wrongdoers. And the wrongdoers themselves. Or UH all together. Maybe, maybe not. But it will be interesting to see how things play out with Ferd and his relationship with UH. For the record, I’m in Ferd’s corner on this.

going take short nap, attending punahou’s graduation ceremonies tonight

catch you all lattas

Hooo boy! The Tsaikos are on it again! Great pics…ah, Stretch…you taking up sign language? What you spelling? I think its…L…O…S…..uh oh..das too bad! 😆

Before time, I thought I saw Pomai (or was it Wafan) asking about the UnderAmour polo shirt. For the off-island folks, I’m willing to purchase some stuff for you as long as I don’t get pulled into the PX manager’s office for a 1 on 1 conversation about running a black market ring 👿 Email me at randyhirakiathawaiidotrrdotcom (separate words at the “at” and “dot”). Everyone I spoke to just loved the great look and feel of the fabric.

Checked NEX last night and they still don’t have any new stuff on the shelves. Their shelves are packed with the “other” companies’ stuff from last year and the SB…and it doesn’t like they are moving off the shelf at all! Pretty soon some really nice SB apparel will be on sale for $2.99…already some are marked down to $5.99.

Time for a glass of wine and a nap…us ole timers gotta be gentle on our bodies 😀

So does any one have a report on how the receivers are looking during workouts?

Koakane . . .

So, your Bozo-the-Clown foot is okay? That would be a good thing. Would be hard to chase after those kids come August.

On the other foot (hand) you could play Bozo-footsie’s with several wahine at once.

Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

gigi…..
university of hawaii

KLS 110 Golf: Beginning (1) Rules, etiquette, grip, stance, drive, normal iron shots, approach shots, putting. Repeatable unlimited times, one credit only.

gee…hard to find ST’s article “Officials sorry for not releasing list sooner” which WDoc referred to in her 181 post…and with it is the travel policy which was developed for the SB…

To be fair, UH did many of the things I thought they should do to develop a travel policy, so that makes me feel a bit better…absent, however, in explaining how the policy was developed, was a note of looking at existing UH travel policies and checking in with the Ethics Commission and then dovetailing everything.

Many of the decisions made re: the travel policy were made based on NCAA guidelines, so if UH had just made that clear from the beginning I don’t think they would be in the public relations nightmare they are now.

ST- have any firm decisions been made re: where the surplus of Bowl money will go (after travel expenses)? Is a policy being developed re: that?

IB . . .

No common sense was used by the former occupant of JD’s post. One of the questions I have is how deeply involved were the assistants in the poor decision making? Will we ever learn the real truth to the debacle?

I do not know about traveling to the outer islands this summer. I usually spend nearly two months working at home in the yard and around the house. This year I have only a month to do two months of stuff. This is going to be crazy!

RE: NCAA RULE 12.5.2.2

B. Use of a Student-Athlete’s Name or Picture Without Knowledge or Permission. If a student-athlete’s name or picture appears on commercial items (e.g., T-shirts, sweat-shirts, serving trays, playing cards, posters, photographs) sold by an individual or agency without the student-athlete’s knowledge or permission, the student-athlete (or the institution acting on behalf of the student-athlete) is required to take steps to stop such an activity in order to retain his or her eligibility for intercollegiate athletics. [12.5.2.2]

This rule is as far as I can see on eBay is flagrantly disregarded. Looking at Florida quarterback Tim Tebow items sold on eBay, I counted a 103 different type items he signed for sale. Most of which by definition of the above rule is forbidden(if he knows about this).The quantity of items to be sold number a lot of higher. This is June 2008. And last year during the Heisman ceremonies I had checked and saw that all four finalists for the Heisman award, including Brennan had items for sale numbering in count of upwards of 200 items. To say that the athletes or the schools have no knowledge that they don’t know this is taking place is questionable.

For the UH compliance people they should send the vendor, eBay a cease-and-desist letter regarding all personal items signed by current UH players…and then half jokingly, or am I (?), tip off the NCAA of all the Tim Tebow items on eBay.

Somethings wrong here. I can’t believe that the NCAA is not privy to the going ons at eBay. It’s too obvious not to have caught somebodies eye. It also begs the question of how the schools and athletes don’t know if this is going on.

d1 . . .

Big television, larger than 52″?

Of course, he benefitted from two things:
1) only had 4 stations;
2) no remote control (“Eh, go change da station.”….”YOU go change ’em!”)

wafan,

haha.
Also the three color sheets fo’ simulate kalah teevee!

Jason,

bumbai I tell you wat is one “Pogo”

d1 . . .

Checkers and Pogo introduction.

If “Ferd” went to watch the M’s play he wasted his money. Heck, it is really ugly right now. Their manager made the internet with his tirade the other day after yet another loss.

This is what it felt like when Von Appen was coach. Nothing you can do about it expect support the players.

Question:

Is there any revenue sharing in NCAA Baseball? In other words, should FSU Bulldogs make it to the College World Series, would there be any financial “pay-off” for the participating teams, and would it be shared with other WAC “partners”?

If not, then I’m not going to cheer for the Bulldogs!

LizK . . .

Tonight, break a leg!!!

Photo 12 in this series has a nice close-up photo of Bess catching a pass! The caption is messed up, but that is Bess in the photo.

Update on Miami’s afternoon practice.

Ted Ginn Jr., Patrick Cobbs, Jalen Parmele, Davone Bess and Jayson Foster are the players being worked in the return game. Foster seems to be the fastest returner speed wise….

Note about the WR that Miami signed…this guy is definitely being looked at for a different role as Bess, so I do not think that his signing affects Bess. If Miami brings in a speedy 5’11” WR, then I would worry…but a 6’3″ 210-pound former LB is definitely not competition at the slot WR spot.

General Manager Jeff Ireland said the Dolphins brought in rookie free agent John Dunlap from North Carolina State for a tryout. The 6-foot-3, 210-pounder was a standout receiver and linebacker for Chaminade Madonna. He had 45 catches for 375 yards with three touchdowns his senior year at N.C. State.

The Dolphins are down a receiver since Tab Perry was cut last week after tearing his Achilles’ tendon. Also, receiver David Kircus is nursing a sore quadriceps.

wafan…I do not know about traveling to the outer islands this summer….surely you meant ‘neighbor islands’…not to be IB(S) about it (smile)…and, ya know, you CAN, if you think you can (get all the work done), and then Plan B, for good mental health, is to be satisfied with what you did get done even if you didn’t get everything done (due to time constraints)…so…why not coming for the usual two months? Do you guys have the modified calendar, too? Doesn’t seem like it with the grad dates you were posting…

Whoops!!! Forgot to take off the italic

One critical issue will be what did they know and when did they know it. Being told one thing in December and something else in April which contradicts their earlier understanding is very different from knowing right from the beginning.

What needs to come out of all of this is a written policy which is updated on a regular basis to reflect changing situations.

Congratulations to Ferd and to other HA reporters who are tracking this issue.

Ahhhh – the paint is dry. Back to work.

besides, stephen, what about the comp ticket list?
to me, that would be as interesting as the flight package especially since everyone was trying to grab a ticket.

So ST, the questions are really not answered yet? Hmmm

koauka…..i concur with your assessment…hmmmm.

its like, quit trying to pull the wool over our eyes, we aren’t dummies.

ST – doesn’t the list show in the notes section “did not fly on charter”?? I assume those are people who came from the mainland. Ex. JJ’s family, McKingiht’s family, McMackin’s family. Are there others from the mainland who were paid for by UH??

I thought that Colt was with family before the Sugar Bowl?? How come in his “notes” section, it didn’t show that he “did not fly on charter”??

oh well. i am sure that the ethics committee and the “pee-o’d” kitty l. will make mince meat of the situation. at least for donovan, he can just shrug his shoulders and walk off.

And they keep spinning more yarns of subterfuge until the web closes in on them tighter and tighter until they hang themselves….another screwed up situation at the hands of the fumbler and company… What next?

ST,

Very interesting information about the Sugar Bowl travel mess-ups that still haven’t been fixed yet! I can’t believe that the players have not been reimbursed for their travel yet–that is such a standard thing and the NCAA has very clear policies on how to pay the players back for the travel they did on their own.

Most Texas players drive (actually, they carpool even from Austin to San Diego) to bowl games because the NCAA bases reimbursements to players based on the mileage…so when several players carpool they profit even more since each gets the full payment and they split the gas costs. If I remember correctly, it is actually okay for the players to be reimbursed for that travel *before* the game, and definitely they should have been reimbursed right afterwards.

Two things to note from this article:

1. Ted Ginn has the starting punt returner and kick returner job for Miami, which isn’t great for Bess as getting either job would cement his status on the active roster and give him playing time.

2. The WR coach for Bess at Miami is former UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell.

The Dolphins won’t scale back his punt/kickoff-return duties, and Ginn (34 catches, 420 yards, two TD receptions as a rookie) said juggling those with No. 1 receiver duties isn’t too much.

….oh and please join me in prayer for stevem’s speedy recovery!

Wow!! Sorry to hear about SteveM’s pneumonia. Let us all keep him in our toughts and send along good vibes..

*****

For those of you who are interested in what the Ethics Commission does, its powers and duties, etc., please check out Chapter 84 of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes.

The entire HRS can on the Legislature’s website at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov. On the main page, click on Bill Status and Documents and go all the way down to the bottom of that page. Click on the Browse button and then scroll down to the second listing and click on it. When next page pops up, pull down to Chapter 84 and click on it. When you get to that page, each one of the lines represents a specific subsection of the Chapter.

It’s been a long day and even longer one coming up tomorrow. in order to finish up before 3 pm for Game 2 of the NBA Champtionship Series.

Good night all – and sleep well, SteveM, and get well quick.

Get well Stevem!

Get well soon SteveM!

Replay of UH football vs. NMSU on KFVE now.

SteveM – get well soon!! No need rush since Al can handle.

midori – thanks for reminding me about the game.

jm – enjoy your long night of “WoW” 😉

“Oh Captain my Captain” ~

Get well soon. It took me 10 days to get over it in May of ’07. I hope they can zap it quicker. If not, take your time and heal completely…no relapses, please. We are all pulling for you Steve. Relax and watch the NBA finals on TV in the afternoon.

Golf!:Can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies, obscured by the occasional miracle, followed by a good bottle of beer.

A ‘gimme’ can best be defined as an agreement between two golfers … neither of whom can putt very well.

An interesting thing about golf is that no matter how badly you play; it is always possible to get worse.

Golf is the only sport where the most feared opponent is you.

Golf is like marriage: If you take yourself too seriously it won’t work , and both are pretty damned expensive!

The best wood in most amateurs’ bags
is the pencil.

i don’t know if i’m the only one to feel this way, but when i looked at the SB travel list, my reaction was “who cares?” HF was the worst AD ever but he still was the AD, so IMHO he had the authority to award anyone he wanted to attend the SB(including family members). the only thing that would be unethical is if these people received per diem from the university. also the only people that needs to be investigated is people who received per diem that didn’t need to be there. there were a bunch of names that listed their title as a UH employee, but that doesn’t mean that they actually had to be at the SB in a working capacity. but if the complaint is that so-and-so got to go but so-and-so didn’t, then i think that’s just petty

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